The Business Law Reports
[2007] Bus LR 787
Court of Justice of the European Communities
Dyson Ltd
v
Registrar of Trade Marks
(Case C-321/03)
2006 April 25;
Sept 14;
2007 Jan 25
Sept 14;
2007 Jan 25
President of Chamber A Rosas, Judges J Malenovský and A Ó Caoimh Advocate General P Léger
Trade mark
— Registration
— Shape of goods
— “Sign”
— Application to register part of external appearance of bagless vacuum cleaner as trade mark
— Application accompanied by image taken to represent example of mark applied for
— Whether “sign”
— Whether capable of constituting trade mark
—
Council Directive 89/104/EEC, art 2